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Enrollment committee discussion

Enrollment committee discussion. IT / IS Expo debrief Student survey results Update on enrollment numbers. Have a Blast & Change the World IT & IS Career Expo. Goals: External – educate students on and promote career paths in IT/IS

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Enrollment committee discussion

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  1. Enrollment committee discussion • IT / IS Expo debrief • Student survey results • Update on enrollment numbers

  2. Have a Blast & Change the World IT & IS Career Expo • Goals: • External – educate students on and promote career paths in IT/IS • Internal – develop heightened interest and increase enrollment in CIS major • Planning • 4 months: logistics, passport, recruitment, materials • Promotion • Planning and coordination was led by Rebecca Harmon • Expo held on March 1

  3. Attendees • 130+ Students

  4. Business representatives • 28+ representatives

  5. Thank you to our participating business organizations… • Parker Hannifin • Progressive • Hyland Software • UNCOMNtv Network • Acumen Solutions • Covalence LLC • Goodyear • Ernst & Young • Bennett Adelson • Allstate Insurance • MPS Global

  6. Also in attendance… • Faculty from CIS, CS and DSCI • Academic Advisers • MISA representatives • Additional support staff • Student volunteers

  7. Planning & ideas for next year

  8. CIS major / minor student survey • Why perform a survey? • Enrollment committee was looking for a tangible way to measure the success of marketing and communication efforts • Provide MISA with feedback • Take a pulse of the currently declared major and minor students

  9. Survey highlights • Distributed to 311 currently declared students • 9 questions • 70 responses • Thanks Cathy Bakes!

  10. Survey Results: Initial Awareness of CIS *Exploring Business: 9 *13 responses of “Other” *Computer Applications: 19

  11. Initial Awareness “Other” Comments: • Compliments my Professional Skillset • Campus tour while still in high school. Dean Liz and others from the college of business were very friendly and I liked that CIS was through the college of business here at Kent. • Explore degrees website (GPS) • Requirement for Aeronautics – Aviation Management • High School • E&Y Employee Presentation in class • Found it myself • I’ve always had a knack for computers • Have always known of a CIS major • Academic Advisor - College of Business; said Best major for IT • Advisor in college of technology • My Uncle does CIS work and turned me on to it.

  12. Survey Results – Deciding Factor Cathy Bakes Geoff Steinberg Ryan Conlon MuraliShanker

  13. Deciding Factor “Other” Comments: • Relevant Work Experience in Field • Minor aligns with current work experience/path • Being very computer savvy and always wanting to manage IT systems, caused me to choose CIS major • My ex girlfriend pressured me • I wanted to be a computer science major, but I am not good with the math, so I had to choose this instead. • Requires fewer math courses than a Computer Science major • I took an IT class the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center

  14. Would you recommend the CIS major / minor to others?

  15. Please indicate your current CIS major, pre-major, or minor status

  16. Please describe your level of involvement with MISA

  17. Progression of enrollment numbers CIS majors Fall 2009: 51 Spring 2010: 64 Fall 2010: 110 Spring 2011: 119 Fall 2011: 184 Spring 2012: 182 CIS minors • Fall 2009: 16 • Spring 2010: 21 • Fall 2010: 24 • Spring 2011: 36 • Fall 2011: 39 • Spring 2012: 42 CIS pre-majors • Fall 2009: 145 • Spring 2010: 156 • Fall 2010: 137 • Spring 2011: 125 • Fall 2011: 88 • Spring 2012: 65 Total headcount

  18. What majors are our CIS minors students involved in? • Aeronautics (13) • Accounting (12) • Finance (4) • Business mgmt (3) • Marketing (3)

  19. Questions?

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